Koen Smet (Dutch: [kun ˈsmɛt]; born 9 August 1992) is a Dutch athlete specialising in the sprint hurdles. He won a silver medal at the 2013 European U23 Championships. In addition, he represented his country at two World Indoor Championships reaching the semifinals in 2018.
.jpg) Koen Smet in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 9 August 1992 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Education | VU University Amsterdam |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | 110 m hurdles, 60 m hurdles |
| Club | Phanos |
| Coached by | Guido Bonsen (2014–) Ineke Bonsen (2014–) |
His personal bests are 13.53 seconds in the 110 metres hurdles (+0.7 m/s, Oordegem 2018) and 7.65 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles (Magglingen 2018).
International competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing the  Netherlands
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| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 7th (sf) | 110 m hurdles (99.0 cm) | 13.921 |
| 2013 | European Indoor Championships | Gothenburg, Sweden | 21st (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.86 |
| European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 2nd | 110 m hurdles | 13.58 | |
| 2014 | World Indoor Championships | Sopot, Poland | 22nd (h) | 60 m hurdles | 7.80 |
| 2018 | World Indoor Championships | Birmingham, United Kingdom | 16th (sf) | 60 m hurdles | 7.69 |
| European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 21st (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 13.71 | |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 7th | 60 m hurdles | 7.73 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 23rd (sf) | 110 m hurdles | 14.06 |
1Did not start in the final
References
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